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⚡ 5 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW — BEFORE THE BELL

1. 🔴 AI Chip Rout Intensifies Overnight — Samsung and SK Hynix plunged as much as 10% in Asia, triggering a brief Kospi trading halt and sending U.S. chipmakers MU, SNDK, and WDC lower in premarket. Nasdaq futures fell 0.7%, while S&P futures slipped 0.2% heading into Friday's open.

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🌍 MACRO BACKDROP — THE BIG PICTURE

The week ending June 26, 2026 will be remembered as the week the AI chip trade cracked under the weight of its own success. The Nasdaq dropped 0.46% to end Thursday at 25,358.60, marking its first four-day string of losses since February. The S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to 7,357.49, while the Dow was up 71.72 points, closing at 51,920.62. The divergence is the key story: Dow at all-time intraday highs while Nasdaq bleeds — a textbook rotation out of AI mega-caps into value, industrials, and healthcare. CNBC

The macro pressure cooker is real. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge — PCE — came in hotter than expected on Thursday. The annualized PCE index hitting a 31-month high keeps the pressure on the Federal Reserve, tempering near-term hopes for aggressive interest rate cuts. Fed Chair Warsh's hawkish posture — raising the dots and signaling a potential hike — has the bond market on edge and the growth trade in the crosshairs. The Fear & Greed Index has collapsed to 16 / 100 — Extreme Fear per both TradingTerminal and CoinMarketCap, a level that historically marks short-term capitulation zones. TradingView

Geopolitically, the Iran-U.S. MOU is holding — Hormuz tanker traffic is resuming — and oil is falling toward the $68–$70 WTI zone, crushing energy stocks but relieving inflation pressure on the margin. The overnight news cycle is dominated by Asia's chip meltdown (Samsung and SK Hynix -10%), Apple's MacBook and iPad price hikes stoking memory cost fears, and three explosive pre-market movers (ILLR, TII, RKLB) that present high-risk, high-reward intraday setups. This is a HEADLINE-DEPENDENT, rotation-driven Friday session. Trade accordingly.

🗓️ TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR — FRIDAY JUNE 26, 2026

🏦 SECTOR PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT — JUNE 26, 2026

🟢 ADVANCING SECTORS (From TradingTerminal.com)

🤖 STOCK MARKET NEWS — SECTOR BY SECTOR

🔥 HOT SECTOR #1: 🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE — THE CATALYST OF THE MORNING

Triller Group Inc (ILLR) surged 97% in early premarket trading after the company signed an agreement to acquire an economic interest in SpaceX through an established investment fund structure. Rocket Lab (RKLB) gained attention after NASA selected the company to launch its PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions aboard Electron rockets beginning in 2027. Titan Mining Corp (TII) rose nearly 40% in early premarket trade after its subsidiary was selected by the U.S. Army to establish the first-ever public-private partnership for domestic critical minerals processing on a U.S. military installation. Stocktwits

The space sector is on FIRE this Friday morning with three separate, distinct catalysts hitting simultaneously. ILLR's SpaceX play is the most volatile — Triller is committing $411,304,425 to acquire 100% of a holding vehicle with exposure to 3,917,185 SpaceX Class A shares at $105 per Share Equivalent, with the deal closing no later than July 22, 2026. Given SPCX trades around $152–$157 and ILLR paid $105/share equivalent, there's real embedded value — but execution risk is substantial. ILLR had already surged 400%+ on Thursday; Friday's 97% pre-market add is a follow-through momentum squeeze. Stock Titan

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